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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up –19 September 2014

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 19 September 2014.

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Please note that the information in the tables below is correct as at the date of the posting but is subject to change.  Please check the Commonwealth Courts portal for the current status of any of the cases below.

 

Intellectual Property Cases Commenced

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Details
NSD935/2014 Bauer Consumer Media Ltd & Anor Evergreen Television Pty Ltd Trade marks First Directions set for 15 October 2014

 

Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
NSD1010/2013 Vringo Infrastructure INC ZTE (Australia) Pty Ltd Infringement 15 September 2014 Publication of Reasons Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 29 September 2014

NSD710/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Steven Nguyen trading as Health Line Pharmacy-Sydney & Ors Trade marks 15 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 7 October 2014

NSD856/2014 Trusted Cloud Pty Limited & Ors Core Desktop Pty Limited & Ors Copyright 15 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 8 October 2014

NSD1639/2007 Apotex Pty Ltd Sanofi-Aventis Patents 16 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 24 October 2014

NSD601/2010 Evoqua Water Technologies LLC & Anor GE Betz Pty Ltd & Ors Patents 16 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 4 November 2014

SAD268/2013 Torbreck Vintners Pty Ltd David Powell Not Defined 16 September 2014 Examination Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Examination set for 1 October 2014

NSD1355/2010 Winnebago Industries, Inc Knott Investments Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 17 September 2014 Directions and Return of Subpoena
NSD2124/2013 Virgin Enterprises Limited Agripower Australia Limited Appeal 17 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 24 October 2014

NSD983/2013 Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor Hills Holdings Ltd Patents 17 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 23 September 2014

QUD80/2013 King Par, LLC Brosnan Golf Pty Ltd Trade marks 17 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Return of Subpoena set for 22 September 2014

NSD339/2014 Janette Gail Francis Allen & Unwin Pty Limited & Ors Copyright 18 September 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgment Reserved

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Directions set for 22 September 2014

NSD582/2014 BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Limited Alcoa of Australia Limited Patents 18 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 26 September 2014

NSD650/2014 Garford Pty Ltd DYWIDAG-Systems International Pty Ltd Patents 18 September 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 15 December 2014

NSD663/2014 Troy Clancy Jennybay Pty Ltd Copyright 18 September 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 5 November 2014

VID1029/2012 DSM Nutritional Products, LLC Suntory Holdings Limited Patents 18 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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VID269/2014 Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd Motor Trades Association of Australia Ltd Trade marks 18 September 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgment Reserved
NSD51/2012 Apotex Pty Ltd Les Laboratoires Servier Patents 19 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions

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Directions set for 3 October 2014

 

Finalised Cases

File No Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
NSD1141/2013 Bluescope Steel Ltd Gram Engineering Pty Ltd Appeal 15 September 2014 Judgment Finalised – Dismissed

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NSD144/2014 National Servicemen’s Association of Australia (Nsw Branch) Inc Norman Mallard & Ors Trade marks 17 September 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn
VID1173/2013 Mastronardi Produce Ltd The Registrar of Trade Marks Trade marks 19 September 2014 Judgment Finalised – Granted/ Allowed

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